IF? Records new release schedule - 2007/2008

artist / project name:
IF? Records Collective
bio:
electronic music label originally based in Melbourne, now located in Tokyo
group members:
Andrez Bergen, Mateusz Sikora, Brian Huber, Damian Stephens, Allan Klinbail, Briony Wright, Marcella Brassett and others
city:
Tokyo, Melbourne
genre:
Electronic, techno, experimental, glitch, hip hop, house, IDM, disco
Australian artist / project?:
Yes
are you a currently active artist / project?:
yes
releases / projects:
Original Melbourne (Australia) electronic music label IF? Records was set up in this city in 1995, and relocated to Tokyo, Japan, in 2001 - see IF? Records @ Wikipedia
They have a swag of new releases by Australian and Japanese musicians, plus an upcoming remix compilation that will feature members of Subhead and Fila Brazillia, along with Si Begg, Tobias Schmidt, Captain Funk, etc.
This month (October) there are two new records:
'The Slack Plague EP', a split vinyl offering by Little Nobody and Slam-dunk Ninja in Tokyo.
Plus 'Sputnik A-Go-Go', a CD of remixes of tracks by Laika, Belka & Strelka, provided by Little Nobody, Devin Wine, Kid Calmdown, etc.
Set for 2008 will be the long-awaited Little Nobody remix compilation, 'Little Nobody Presents Slam-dunk Ninja: The Perspicacious Remix Selection', which bears with it innovative, gob-smacking mixes by Jason Leach (Subhead) and Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia), Si Begg, Tobias Schmidt, Captain Funk, Toshiyuki Yasuda, Pat Stormont, DJ Slab, Little Nobody, Naotoxin, Atomic Autocrac vs. Admiral Anderision, Masaya Sasaki, and Cocoa Bergen.
For more info, hit IF? @ MySpace
bio - full:
Established in Melbourne, Australia, in 1995, and currently based in Tokyo, Japan, after relocating there in 2001, IF? Records was one of Melbourne's first independent local electronic music labels, as well as a prolific live gig and rave party organiser in this city in the '90s.
Started by friends Andrez Bergen, Brian Huber and Mateusz Sikora in January 1995, the label released a dozen CDs, tapes and vinyl EPs prior to the shift to Japan - all of which showcased local Melbourne producers, such as Little Nobody, Zen Paradox, Voiteck, Artificial, Honeysmack, Blimp, Son Of Zev, Soulenoid, Isnod, Guyver 3, TR-Storm, Q-Kontrol, Josh Abrahams, FSOM, David Thrussell, Mute Freak, Schlock Tactile, Beam Up, Brewster B, 8-Bit, Dee Dee, Digital Primate, and the LN Elektronische Ensemble.
The label's first two compilations, Zeitgeist (1995) and Zeitgeist 2 (1996), were distributed internationally through Belgian label Nova Zembla, a subsidiary of Kk.
IF? was a founding member of M.U.K. (Melbourne Underground Konsortium) and the Sunblock collective of Australian underground electronic music labels.
The label has also released debuts for Soulenoid (a.k.a. Adam Raisbeck from Sense), Guyver 3, Little Nobody, Artificial, Blimp (Pro-Jex), DJ Venom, Kid Calmdown, Schlock Tactile, Marcella Brassett, Son Of Zev, Isnod, Kandyman, TDM, Laika, Belka & Strelka, Slam-dunk Ninja, and the LN Elektronisch Ensemble, and sourced remixes from international producers like Si Begg, Jammin' Unit, Biochip C, Tobias Schmidt (Tresor), Tal (Sub-Rosa), Jason Leach (Subhead), Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia), Thomas P. Heckmann, Voco Derman, Brixton (Holzplatten), and more recently Japanese musicians Captain Funk, Magnet Toy, Funkarmor, Masaya Sasaki, Toshiyuki Yasuda (formerly from Fantastic Plastic Machine, Naotoxin and Yamaoka.
The IF? Records remix EP Bare by Little Nobody, featuring Marcella Brassett on vocals, was adjudged Single of the Week in Beat magazine when it was released in August 2000.
The label's subsequent release, the Little Nobody album Action Hero, was one of the 4 final nominees for Best Album of the Year in the 2001 Australian Dance Music Awards, of which The Avalanches were the eventual winner.
The label continues to release vinyl and CDs in Japan, and will be releasing a Little Nobody remix compilation internationally in 2008.